French Fifth Rate frigate 'L'Iris' (1781)

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L'Iris
Nominal Guns	32	NNF-1774
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	5.1781	NNF-1774
Launched	29.10.1781	NNF-1774
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1774
Shipyard	Toulon - Provence	NNF-1774
Ship Class	Magicienne Class (1777)	NNF-1774
Designed by	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1774
Constructor	Joseph-Marie-Blaise CoulombFrench Designer Ship Builder Service 1755-1789	NNF-1774
Category	Fifth Rate	NNF-1774
National Rate	Quatrième Rang	NNF-1774
Ship Type	Frigate	NNF-1774
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1774
Burnt	12.1793	NNF-1774

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1774
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel119' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)38.6512 (126′ 9″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0838 (36′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 10"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)

Armament

1781Broadside Weight = 174 French Livre (187.7808 lbs 85.173 kg)
Gun Deck26 French 12-Pounder
Gun Deck6 French 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1777264Design Complement

Service History

DateEventSource
9.1792Converted to a bomb vesselNNF-1774
1793Used as a powder hulkNNF-1774
8.1793Captured by the Allies at ToulonNNF-1774

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1774Alain Demerliac, Book

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